After a decade of rumours and false starts, HBO has confirmed that Deadwood is heading to the big screen.

HBO programming president Michael Lombardo has confirmed that Deadwood creator David Milch’s pitch has been greenlit, and that things are moving forward on the film. “He pitched what he thought generally the storyline would be – and knowing David that could change. But it’s going to happen.”

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Deadwood fans saw a slight flicker of hope last month for the long-awaited sequel to the series. Concluding David Milch‘s riveting series as an HBO film has been talked about for years, but it’s finally seeming, oddly, more realistic as the years go by.